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4th Annual #CSD3DPrint Contest Winner Announced

I think it’s safe to say that 2018 marked our best #CSD3DPrint contest ever. We had a record 8 entries involving some fairly impressive printing and photography. The winner is chosen from all entries submitted through Twitter with the hashtag #CSD3DPrint using a complex formula combining the number of social media engagements (likes and retweets) and scores from our expert panel of judges. This year’s winner will receive a $50 gift card to Shapeways.

While we had quite an array of entries, from packing models to multi-coloured prints, the favourite across all platforms was this entry from @SKaabel of a hemicucurbituril inclusion complex featuring a chiral guest molecule. Details of the complex shown in the model can be found in this 2017 RSC publication.

The CCDC panel of judges enjoyed the visual pun of placing a cucurbituril compound atop a pumpkin which is a member of the genus Cucurbita.